February Gulf Study | 6×8 | Oil on Panel

Inspiration for February Gulf Study

Spending warm, sunny afternoons painting at Pensacola Beach with my Wife is the best! Now mind you, February in the Florida Panhandle can still get pretty cold—and when it does, we grumble about it. But then days like this come around, and we shamelessly post selfies lazing in beach chairs, rubbing it in the face of the rest of the country. While in northern climes the snow falls, here the only fluffy white stuff is wind-whisked sea foam. I won’t even try to defend Floridians about this behavior: it’s mean-spirited. 😀